German just isn't the gentlest-sounding language -- at least not to the ears of English speakers. Just have a look and listen at the video above, which uses silly costumes and hokey stagecraft to show just how seven everyday words sound in German, French, English, Italian, and Spanish.
In science, mass is the amount of matter an object has. Newton's second law says that mass is the property of matter that determines the force required to impart a given acceleration to an object. Continue Reading.
mass noun. 1  1The matter from which a thing is or can be made. âgoats can eat more or less any plant materialâ. 2  2Information or ideas for use in creating a book or other work. âhis colonial experiences gave him materialâ. 3  3Cloth or fabric. âa piece of dark materialâ.